MAEP Annual Meeting

Saturday, October 24, 2009
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Pillsbury Auditorium at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts



All Minnesota artists are encouraged to attend the Annual Meeting of the MAEP. The purposes of the meeting are to report on the activities of the past year, to discuss the program, and to elect four new members to the artist panel. Three of those artists must live within the Twin Cities metro area, and one must live in greater Minnesota.



The Artist Panel
The artist panel of the MAEP serves and represents Minnesota’s artist community. The seven-member panel reflects the artist population of the state: approximately 70 percent reside in the Twin Cities seven-county metro area and are represented by five artists, while 30 percent reside in greater Minnesota and are represented by two artists. Each panelist serves a two-year term. Half of the panel rotates each year to ensure new ideas and continuity.

The artists who conclude their terms are Tom DeBiaso, Jim Denomie, Megan Rye, and Bill Wormley. These panelists will be replaced at the Annual Meeting, October 24, 2009, by four artists, three from the Twin Cities and one from greater Minnesota. The artists who will remain on the panel until fall of 2010 are Ta-coumba Aiken, Billy X. Curmano, and Lyz Wendland.

Panelists’ Duties
• Attend monthly meetings held at the MIA
• Become familiar with the works of Minnesota artists
• Select exhibitions using established procedures
• Guide the direction and development of the MAEP

New Nomination & Election Procedure
Previously, new panelists have been nominated and elected during the MAEP Annual Meeting. To ensure sufficient time for each candidate to campaign, we now strongly encourage nominations and self-nominations in advance of the Annual Meeting. Nominee information will be posted on the MAEP Web site (http://www2.artsmia.org/wiki/index.php/Annual_Meeting_2009) to provide the community with a more complete description of each candidate’s skills, background, and experience before they cast a vote and to preserve the democratic voting process. Nominations will still be taken during the meeting.

Nominees must be present at the meeting to officially accept their nomination. Candidates’ introductions, voting, and ballot counting will all be conducted during the Annual Meeting. The election will be decided by a majority vote of the attendees. Each candidate will present a 2-minute speech about his or her interest in becoming a panelist.

Submit nominations to:
catkins@artsmia.org
tsopinski@artsmia.org

Please make sure this person knows that his or her name has been placed in nomination, understands the duties of a panelist, and will be present at the Annual Meeting to accept the nomination.